Alas, the ongoing crumbling of Twitter means I’ve been locked out because of a glitch in their two-factor authentication. After a decade, nearly 16k followers, and 130k tweets, I’ve got mixed feelings. Hence a rare revival of the blog.
On the one hand, Müsk is trash, and I’d been slowly disengaging from the site since early 2022. But I also wish I could have said farewell on my own terms. There’s a slim chance this post will auto-post to twitter, so perhaps this is it?
Folks, it’s been a blast.
Twitter brought me so much joy, so many friends (so many!), professional collaborations, and wonderful personal connections that will remain forever in my heart.
It made LGBTQ+ STEM into what it is today and brought together a queer science, tech, engineering & maths community. It filled my heart with joy.
Its demise has been sorry to see. Like an old friend who goes off the rails a little too often and with increasing frequency.
While I contemplate the future of things, you can find me over on mastodon.social/@TheLabAndField. And who knows, maybe the L&F blog will see a rejuvenation.
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas, happy Hanukkah, and the warmest of wishes for a better 2023.
Alex
PS: it goes without saying that as I’m locked out, I won’t see any messages, DMs, or anything really. I’m easily found if you need to find me. x
jefferycclements said:
This did indeed autopost to Twitter. if you’d like, I’ll keep an eye and pass along any QTs or responses so that you can see just how you’ve positively impacted people through Twitter, myself included. You were among my first followers when I joined back in 2011 and it’s been a pleasure getting to know you since! See you over on Mastodon, and whenever we are geographically close!
Tim O'Connell said:
Reblogged this on The Waterthrush Blog and commented:
Things are happening on a certain social media platform that might revive the blogosphere!
Tim O'Connell said:
Feel this too, Alex.
Matthew Bruce said:
Nooo!
I respect your enforced decision to leave but I’m gutted all the same.
Where will you be posting *anything* going forward?
Alex Bond said:
I’ve over at mastodon.social/@TheLabAndField
Pingback: Reflections on a decade of twittering | The Lab and Field
Pingback: 2022 by the numbers | The Lab and Field